What was her fault? Isn't the purpose of life to climb up?
Gu Qingyuan didn't understand.
Seeing her aggrieved expression, Xie Qingyao blurted out, "It's true that you want to live a better life, but not by using unorthodox methods."
"You were born into the Gu family, a family of scholars. You pride yourself on being noble and knowledgeable, but what did you do? Seduced someone else's husband?"
"Is this the Gu family's tradition and upbringing? The Gu family's philosophy of conduct?"
"I beg to differ."
Gu Qingyuan's tears flowed, she was extremely embarrassed.
The Gu family naturally would not teach her how to seduce someone else's husband. This was a truth she figured out on her own.
Gu Qingyuan didn't believe what An Guohou said about the couple.
That's what her father told her mother, what was the result?
When the sweet love between the couple faded, my father still took in concubines one after another.
The mother was getting thinner and thinner, but she could not stop it. She could only watch her husband having children with another woman.
My mother died of depression and could not let go until her death.
Gu Qingyuan would never repeat the same mistake and would not believe a man's lies.
She firmly believed that the Marquis of Anguo was just talking, and he couldn't do without women around him. If it wasn't her, it would only be someone else, and those women outside were probably even more shameless than her.
So she did the right thing!
By then, Xie Qingyao would have to thank her for helping her solve her problems in advance.
Gu Qingyuan said: "I'm not as lucky as my cousin Qingyao..."
Huh!
Is this her fate?
Xie Qingyao couldn't stand this.
She scoffed, "Is this my fate? If you were in my position, you might not live to this age."
There was complete silence.
Mrs. Xie felt very distressed.
Xie Qingyao did not complain about how wronged she had been, how unfairly she had been treated, or how difficult her life had been.
Just one sentence reveals all the difficulties.
If she had made a wrong move, she would have died long ago. It's not easy for her to even stay alive, so how can she be said to have a good life?
The people present all came from good backgrounds and had heard about the dirty things going on in the house. Some had even experienced it firsthand, which made them even more terrified.
Gu Qingyuan's face suddenly turned pale, she bit her lower lip, unable to refute a word.
Xie Qingyao: "Your mind is crooked and you still want people to look up to you? In the final analysis, you are just self-deprecating."
Madam Xie patted Xie Qingyao's shoulder gently, and then said to Gu Qingyuan: "You will go back to Nanping tomorrow. Our Xie family can't keep you any longer."
Gu Qingyuan felt a tightness in her chest. "No! Grandma, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong!"
"Don't send me away, great-aunt."
Madam Xie looked into her eyes and asked, "Do you really know that you are wrong?"
Gu Qingyuan paused and nodded, "Qingyuan knows her mistake."
Madam Xie lowered her eyelids and shook her head, "No, you don't know at all."
"I am very disappointed in you. I thought you were a well-behaved and kind person, and I asked Yu Chuan to marry you. I didn't expect... Never mind. I was wrong."
Just thinking about it made Old Madam Xie feel scared. If it really happened, the Xie family would have such a person with impure thoughts, who would only teach bad things to their descendants, causing endless harm and ruining the Xie family's century-old reputation.
Then she would be a sinner.
Madam Xie: "I will write a letter to the Gu family and ask my dear sister when the Gu family's education became so bad? I want her to take care of it!"
Great aunt also wants to tell grandmother?
She brought shame to the Gu family, and brought shame to the family in front of my grandmother's sister. My grandmother will never forgive her.
Gu Qingyuan was filled with boundless fear.
She knelt on the ground, grabbed Madam Xie's clothes, and begged her to forgive her.
She miscalculated.
Madam Xie showed no mercy and waved her hand to have the maid take her away. "Let her kneel down in the small Buddhist temple to reflect on herself, and send her away tomorrow morning."
A chill flashed in Gu Qingyuan's eyes, and her heart was filled with resentment towards Old Madam Xie.
After all, she is just her niece's granddaughter. No matter how well her family treats her, she is not as good as Xie Qingyao, the newly recognized granddaughter.
Gu Qingyuan was dragged away by the old woman.
Old Madam Xie asked everyone to leave, leaving only Xie Qingyao.
She took Xie Qingyao's hand and patted the back of her hand. "Child, it's your grandmother who is sorry for you. She almost ruined the relationship between you and your husband."
She also felt very upset.
She was the one who kept the person here. If Marquis Anguo lacked self-control and really took Gu Qingyuan as his concubine, she would not be able to face Xie Qingyao.
Xie Qingyao comforted her, "Grandma, don't blame yourself too much. Grandma is kind and takes care of relatives out of good intentions. It's human nature."
"Gu Qingyuan failed to live up to grandma's kindness."
Old Madam Xie sighed and spoke some private words to Xie Qingyao.
"Qingyao, you are still young. You should make plans for yourself in a few years."
"Grandmother has heard about the affairs of the Anguo Marquis's Crown Prince. When he inherits the title, he may not be able to be as devoted and filial to you as a biological son."
"In a few years, you should adopt a well-behaved and clever child and raise him yourself. He will know if you treat him well."
"When you are old, you won't have anyone to take care of you."
Old Madam Xie is already making long-term plans for Xie Qingyao.
"But don't worry. You are our Xie family's daughter. If anyone bullies you, tell Grandma and she will teach him a lesson for you."
"Even if the prince inherits the title, if he behaves unfilially in the future, you have the Xie family's support."
"The Xie family's scholar's pen is enough to make him sleepless and restless. There are plenty of people in the court to control him."
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